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Note: Some of the Secretary of State's numbers were either incomplete or missing. I'm updating this post as I get new numbers.

Secretary of State Delbert Hosemann released county-by-county absentee ballot numbers today, and there were just more than 1,100 cast in the runoff than in the general.

It's important to understand that the June 3 absentee numbers include Democratic primary absentee ballots as well, mostly from the first and second Congressional districts. However, the Secretary of State's office says they can't break those numbers out. It's impossible to judge how many Democratic absentee ballots were cast. Best guess, based on total votes cast and the percentage that came from the second congressional district, I would wager between 5 and 15 percent were Democratic votes. That would mean an additional 900-2,700 absentee ballot increase for the GOP runoff.

Here's what you can gleam from the absentee ballots:

Cochran has slight edge in absentee ballots

Looking at counties Cochran won in the primary, absentee ballots increased 14 percent or just more than 1,600 ballots.

In counties where McDaniel won, the number of absentee ballots increased just more than 6,5 percent or almost 450 ballots.

Rankin, Madison, DeSoto see big jumps

Rankin, Madison, DeSoto, Jones, Lafayette and Jones counties all saw absentee ballots increase by more than 200. Rankin (471) and Madison (445) saw the biggest increases. Cochran won both counties, though Rankin was almost a draw. But if this was driven by establishment county operations, you have to give Cochran a clear edge in both counties.

Cochran also won Lafayette County, which is where he lives in Mississippi. Lafayette increased 63 percent with 227 more absentee ballots.

McDaniel's home county of Jones was instrumental in his leading the primary vote. Absentee ballots increased 44 percent or 262 votes over the primary, which bodes well for McDaniel.

The big question mark is DeSoto County — which saw the third highest increase in absentee ballots with 263. McDaniel dominated DeSoto in the primary.

South Mississippi sees biggest drop

With the fourth congressional district decided in the primary, one would expect a drop in turnout for counties in that area. However, there are a few spots that stand out.

McDaniel supporters are likely a little concerned by the drop in absentee ballots in South Mississippi, especially in counties like George, Jefferson, Stone and Wayne Counties. McDaniel won all of these counties, and the number of absentee ballots have dropped significantly.

Of the three coastal counties, Hancock and Harrison — where Cochran won — dropped a combined 300 votes. Jackson County — where McDaniel won — increased by nearly 60. That should be a bright spot for McDaniel, as well.

Where's Cochran's African American ground game?

For all the hoopla over pro-Cochran groups recruiting black voters, the absentee numbers don't show much of a groundswell.

While Hinds County increased nearly 20 percent, that was only 140 ballots in a target-rich environment. That's good, but it's not great and certainly not the kind of performance that's going to radically expand the electorate.

Here are other counties with strong black voter turnout potential:

Adams: Decreased 17 percent or 54 absentee ballots.

Bolivar: Increased 226 percent or 88 absentee ballots.

Holmes: Decreased 45 percent or 118 absentee ballots.

Leflore: Increased 35 percent or 58 absentee ballots.

Warren: Increased 3.6 percent or 10 absentee ballots.

Washington: Increased 24 percent or 41 absentee ballots.

Taken together, these six counties saw a net increase of only 25 absentee ballots. We'll see what the raw vote totals are come Tuesday night, but there was clearly not a coordinated absentee voter campaign in these key areas — or if so, it failed.